Given name & surname
Lupus
Lupus is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.
Original LatinUlpius
Meaning & origin
Lupus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Lupus shares an earlier linguistic root with LYCUS. In Latin usage, Lupus has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form волк. In Polish usage, Lupus has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Луп.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Lupus has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lupus
- Lupus of Troyeschristian bishop, saint395–479
- Lupus ProtospathariusItalian chronicler1030–1102
- Lupus of SensBishop of Sens
- Lupus HellinckFranco-Flemish composer and singer1493–1541
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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